Aspitates orciferaria
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Aspitates orciferaria is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is known from the polar region of the Ural Mountains
and northern North America
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is known from the polar region of the Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains
The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...
and northern North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Subspecies
- Aspitates orciferaria orciferaria
- Aspitates orciferaria baffinensis (Munroe, 1963)
- Aspitates orciferaria churchillensis (Munroe, 1963)
- Aspitates orciferaria occidentalis (Munroe, 1963)